Abstract

Quantum computing promises to revolutionise certain aspects of computing, leaving many people with plenty of questions. In this talk, I will discuss how we have applied quantum computing to industry use cases and share the lessons learned to better inform people when they should and shouldn’t look to quantum computing as a solution to industry problems.

Biography

Rivan is a PhD researcher in the Institute for Quantum Computing Analysis at Forschungszentrum Jülich under Frank Wilhelm-Mauch and Tobias Stollenwerk. He completed his undergraduate and MSc at the University of Cape Town under the supervision of Jonathan Shock. His research focuses on quantum algorithms for machine learning and kernel methods in quantum computing.

This workshop will bring together NITheCS Associates engaged in, or deeply interested in, cutting-edge theoretical physics. Participants will explore recent advances in quantum gravity, quantum field theory, and their intersections. Through an exciting programme of talks, discussions, and collaborative sessions, the event aims to spark dialogue, deepen understanding, and inspire new research directions in the pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the universe.

With resonances treated as eigenstates of a non-Hermitian quantum Hamiltonian, the typically challenging task of localising its complex energy eigenvalues is proposed to be replaced by (a simpler task of) localising the real quantities called singular values. Under suitable constraints (including the tridiagonality of Hamiltonian) the singular values are specified as poles of a Hermitized Green’s function expressed in terms of one or two matrix continued fractions (MCFs). Detailed attention will be paid to the criteria and speed of the MCF convergence. Multiple examples (including, i.a., the multi-bosonic Bose-Hubbard-like systems) will be recalled for illustration purposes.

Biography

Prof Miloslav Znojil is a Czech theoretical and mathematical physicist specialising in quantum mechanics, with a focus on simplified and tractable models, pseudo-Hermitian operators, and advanced algebraic and analytical methods. He earned his BSc in Nuclear Physics from the Czech Technical University (1968), followed by MSc and PhD degrees in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from Charles University, Prague, where he was later awarded the prestigious Dr.Sc. scientific degree in 1994.
Prof Znojil has held research positions across Europe and Russia, including at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (CSAS, Rez), the J. Stefan Institute (Ljubljana), and FIAN Moscow. He currently serves as a Leading Research Worker at the Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, a Research Professor at Durban University of Technology, and an independent researcher at the University of Hradec Králové.

He is Deputy Director of the Doppler Institute (Rez branch) and sits on the editorial boards of Physics and Acta Polytechnica. He has authored over 325 publications with more than 5,800 citations (h-index: 38), and is recognised internationally for his contributions to quasi-Hermitian quantum models, perturbation theory, and supersymmetry.